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City Negotiating Naming Rights for RP Funding Center

by Barry Friedman August 15, 2022January 13, 2023

Is the RP Funding Center getting a new name? The city of Lakeland is currently negotiating naming rights for the performing arts/sports/convention center that opened as The Lakeland Civic Center in 1974, morphed into The Lakeland Center in 1996 and was rechristened as RP Funding Center in 2017.

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Polk Schools Consider Offering More Sports, Especially for Girls

by Kimberly C. Moore June 13, 2022September 12, 2022

Polk County Public Schools is considering adding four sports to its lineup to stem a decline in girls sports participation.

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Video Showing LPD Officer Andrea Smith’s Basketball Skills Goes Viral

by Barry Friedman May 19, 2022September 1, 2022

Before Andrea Smith became a Lakeland police officer, she was a standout basketball player at Lake Gibson High School, Gulf Coast Community College and the University of South Florida. A video of her demonstrating her basketball skills in a 1-on-1 game with a local teen has gone viral on social media, Bay News 9 reports.

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Documentary Explores LHS 2006 Squeaker Victory Over St. Thomas Aquinas

by Barry Friedman April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Was the 2006 state title game between Lakeland High School and St. Thomas Aquinas (the Dreadnaughts won 45-42 in double overtime) the greatest high school football games ever? CBS and MaxPreps argue it might have been in a 16-minute documentary titled “The greatest game ever: Game of inches.” Keep scrolling to see the film:

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Tigers, Orioles Cancel Today’s Final Spring Training Game

by Barry Friedman April 6, 2022September 1, 2022

Today’s MLB Spring Training finale in Lakeland has been cancelled. The 1:05 p.m. game at Joker Marchant Stadium was cancelled in a mutual decision by the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles because of a lack of available pitchers. Those who purchased tickets via the Tigers will be refunded. (Call the box office at 863-686-8075 or […]

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Detroit Tigers’ Abbreviated Spring Training Schedule Starts March 18

by Barry Friedman March 11, 2022March 16, 2022

The Detroit Tigers’ Spring Training schedule, reduced to 19 games from the 33 scheduled before the players’ lockout, starts March 18 with a home game at Joker Marchant Stadium against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Tigers Fans Starting to Get Ticket Refunds as Start of Spring Training is Delayed Again

by Barry Friedman March 3, 2022September 1, 2022

As labor negotiations delay the start of MLB Spring Training again — this time until at least March 11 — officials at Tigertown remain hopeful that the Detroit Tigers will ultimately play games here; but some disappointed fans are starting to get refunds for their tickets, News Channel 8 reports.

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Lakeland Christian Girls Soccer Team Wins 2nd Straight State Title

by Barry Friedman February 26, 2022September 1, 2022

The Lakeland Christian School Vikings girls soccer team won its second straight state 3A championship, With a 2-1 win over the Benjamin School Buccaneers. The Vikings’ first goal was scored by junior Kaelyn Diaz, who leads the team in scoring, 10 Tampa Bay reports. Source: 10 Tampa Bay

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Tigers Open Minor League Minicamp Games to Fans as MLB Delays Spring Training Play

by Barry Friedman February 19, 2022September 1, 2022

Fans can attend Detroit Tigers minor league minicamp games in Lakeland for free starting Monday, the team announced Friday evening, according to the Detroit Free Press. Earlier in the day, MLB disclosed that the start of major league Spring Training games will be delayed until at least March 5, a week later than originally scheduled. […]

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Spring Training Delay Worries Local Businesses

by Barry Friedman February 17, 2022September 1, 2022

Lakeland businesses are worried about the financial impact of a stunted 2022 Detroit Tigers Spring Training season, News Channel 8 reports. The Tigers are scheduled to play their first game in Lakeland eight days from now, but the team’s 40 roster players are still locked out by MLB owners over collective bargaining differences. Nevertheless, minicamp […]

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